Coin-handling machine.



F. -L. SATTLEY. COIN HAND'LING' MACHINE.

APPLICATION TILED NOV. 12, 1908.

Patented Dec. 17, 1912.

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I W Z w M m H w ll a [1 Q How/may F. L. SATTLEY.

COIN HANDLING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 12, 190B, 1,047,305,Patented Dec. 17, 1912.

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gmvewto'c F L. SATTL EY. COIN HANDLING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.12, 1903.

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com HANDLING momma.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 12, 1908. 1,047,305, Patented Dec. 17,1912.

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P- L. SATTLEY.

COIN HANDLING MACHINE.

APPLICATION rum) NOV. 12, 1908.

Patented Dec. 1-7, 1912.

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witnesses g y/m 44 NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK L. SA'ITLEY, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. ASSIGNOR, BY MESNEASSIGN- MENTS. TO GATILEY COIN. HANDLING MACHINE COMPANY. 015 DETROIT,MICHIGAN,

A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

Specification Letter! Patent.

Patented Dec. 1 7, 1912.

Application-tiled November 12, 1808. Serial No. 462,238.

To all 101mm. it may concern:

lie it. known that I, Fannnmcx L. SAT- rnsr, a citizen of theUnited'States, residin at. Indianapolis, in the countyof Marion an Stateof Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCoin-Handling Machines, of which the following is a. specification.

The object. of my invention'is to produce a machine of compact andreadily operable character by means of which a uantity of coinscomprising all usual denominations of the country, may be delivered tothe machine in a conglomerate mass and by it. separated accurately intothe several denominations counted and delivered either to packages ofpredetermined capacity or to recaptacles into which may be delivered anydesired quantity, the construction bein such that the several mechanismsmay be driven aimultaneously or independently preferably by a singlemotor, the several connections thereof being readily controlled.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

Figure 1 is a frontelevation of a com lete machine all but one of thedevices for coding previously formed containers to the ackagingmechanism being omitted for the sake of elearness: Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the machine shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 8 a front, elevation ofone of the packaging (leviccs: Fig. 4 a section on line 4--4 of Fig. It:Fig. 5 a section on line 55 of Fig. 8; Fig. t' a section on line fl-tiof Fig. 4: Fig. '5 a section on line 7--7 of Fig. 2: Fig. 8 a detailplan of the gyrating mechanism; Fig. 0 a plan of the rcccivin member:Fig. it a section on line l()-10o Fig. 9: Fig. 11 u sectional detail ofthe packaging and crimping mechanism; Fir. 12 a section on line l2--12of Fig. 11: Fig. 18 a side elevatit n in partial vertical section of theluck: age magazine and automatic feeder; Fig. 14

:-. a section on'line 14-14 of Fig. 13; Fig iwlli i lg aplan of aremovable clampin head it; a front: elevation, similar to Fig. 1 showingthe plurality of container delivering mechanisms, and Fig. l? a planshowing one of the coin ejecting mechanisms and adjacent parts.

For the satisfactory operation of a machine of this character it isessential that, while it must be possible to deliver a very considerablequantity of mixed coins quickly to the machine so that the operator neednot spend time in this operation, yet. nevertheless means need beprovided to prevent the sudden entrance of a considerable number ofmixed coins to the sorting mechanism in order to avoid choking themechanism in such way as to render its operation inaccurate. For thisreason I rovide a receiving hopper or basin Q0 \vhie i is stationary andsupported by suitable brackets 21 upon the frame 22 of the machine.Basin is pro- *vidcd at one side with a discharge chute .23 which leadsfrom an opening .24 formed in the wall of the basin. .'\rranged so as toform a bottom for basin 20 is a horizontally rotatable plate 25journaled upon a suitable pivot 26 carried by frame 22. Said plate needsto be slowly rotated in one direction and for this purpose I provide thesame with worm teeth 27 meshing with a driving worm :28 carried by ashaft 29 having a sprocketwheel 31. Extending diagonally across plate 25to one edge of opening 24 is a scraper or guard 32 which, at its outerend is secured to the wall of basin 20 and at. its inner end is securedto the stationary center 33. iy fthis arrangement a considerablequantity of ;mixed coins may be dumped into the basin Q0 and fedgradually but. continuously therefrom through chute 23 by a rotation ofplate 25. Shaft 90 is driven rom the main drive shaft. 34- of themachine by any suitable means, such means in the prcsei'it. easecomrising a countershatt 85, n sprocket chain t 6 connecting saidconnterslmft and sprocket 31, and a sprocket. chain 3? connectingeountershaft 38 journaled on the main shaft. 34 and adapted to beclutched thereto by a suitable clutch 89.

Chute 23 is arranged to deliver to the re ceivin end of a sortingmechanism of the type ully disclosed in my pending a plication No.206,747, said sorting mechanism lit) . between a comprising, briefly, agyratory body 11 containing as many sorting shelves as there are kindsof coins less one! For United States coinage this requires five sortingshelves and a bottom from which lead discharge chutes 12, 13, 44, 15, 16and 47 respectively. The body 41 is carried by a gyratory frame 48 whichis supported upon four wrist pins 49 each carried by a gear 51, andallof the gears 51 meshing with a central driving gear 52. Gear 52 iscarried by a shaft 53 journaled in frame id'and provided at its lowerend with a traveling gear 5 1 meshing with a pinion 55 carried by shaft38. Mounted below spouts 12 to 17. inclusive are hoppers 42 to 47inclusive which deliver to vertical coin-receiving tubes 42 to 47inclusive. The lower ends of the several coinreceiving tubes pass to atable 61 and mounted on said table isa plurality of plungers 62 one ofwhich is arranged to traverse transversely the lower end of each tubedelivering the coins successively from the tube to a discharge opening63 formed in table 61 and through which the eoin'may pass,the coin inits passage passing by and operating a counter 64. Rotatively mountedbeneath each of the openings 631s a horizontally rotative head 65provided with a plurality of vertical open-ended pockets 66 each ofwhich is adapted to receive a previously-formed package or-container 67and each of which is successively brought beneath the correspondingopening 63 in order to permit a delivery of coins from the countingmechanism through said opening into a previously formed container orpackage. Each head 65 is carried a vertical shaft 68 carrying a bevelgear 69 which meshes with a bevel gear 71- carrying a mutilated gear 72the teeth of said gearbeing arranged-in as many groups as there arepockets 66. Extending across the entire series of packagingmechanisms 1sa shaft 73 which carries a plurality of pinions 74 arranged in positionto be operatively engaged by the ad acent. mutilated gear 72- butmormally rotating freely between two groups of teeth of said gear 72.

This shaft is rotated continuously by means of a chain'75 connecting itwith the main drive shaft 34 and at such speed that. immediately uponestablishment of engagement inion 74 and its adjacent mutilated gear 2the gear 72 will be advanced with'sufiicient rapidity to very rapidlycause head 65 to advance .onestep. Engagement between each mutilatedgear audits driving pinion may be established in any one of a number ofways-. ,In the present case the counter 64 is geared to a, verticalshaft 76 which is connected by a separable clutch 77 with a pinion. 78meshing with a gear 79 which lies in a plane at right angles to the.

plane of gear 72 and carries a vertical projectable finger 81 adapted tobe projected into engagement with any one of a series of fingers 82carried by gear 72 the arrangement being'such that a complete rotationor fraction of rotation of gear 79 will cause a slight advancement ofthe mutilated gear 72 so as to bring its teeth into engagement with thedriving pinion 74, the amount, of movement accomplished by finger 81being very slight and therefore the load upon the counter being slightand thus not affording any material resistance to the passage of coinspast the counter. The previously formed containers are supported, in therotary head 65, by a table 85 which at a point opposite the receivingposition beneath opening 63 is perforated at 86 to, permit the completedpackage to drop into a chute 87. The movement of head 65 by means ofgear 72 causes the previously filled package or container to be movedaway from receiving position and brought above a plunger 88 mounted inthe table 85. Plunger 88 is connected at its lower end with a pitman 89which is connected to the wrist pin of a crank 91 carried by the shaft92 upon which gear 71 is journaled. Secured to shaft 92 is amutilatedgear 93 which is mutilated at a single point 9% normally lying oppositethe pinion 95 mounted on shaft 73. Gear-93 carries a finger 96 which isprojected into the path of movement of any one of a series of fingers 97carried by shaft 68. This movement might be depended upon to bringtheteethof gear 93 into position to be meshed with the teeth of pinion 95but this would not only put, a considerable load upon the counterfififibut would also bring the-teeth of geai- 93 into the pat-h ofmovement of gear 95 ata speedmm;

siderably less than the speed oftheteeth of gear 95 and thisv'ould beobjectionable. In order to obviatethis ditiiculty I .secureto gear 93 afinger 98 which normally lies out of the path-0f movement of the finger99 carried by pinion 95 but is thrown into the path of said finger 99 bythe slight. movement produced by the action of finger 97 upon finger 96so that "after finger 96 has been slightly advanced as described byr'eason of the action of the counter, the succeeding revolution of shaft73 will bring finger 99 into engagement with finger 99 and thus advancegear 93 with the same speed as pinion 95 is advancing so that the teethof gear 93 will fall easily and accurately into mesh 1 with the teeth ofpinion 95. I

Arranged above plunger and above head 65 is a clamping head againstwhich the prongs 67' of the container may be forced by p unger 88. Theclamping head comprises a cup 131 provided with a flange 1352 in whichare formed bayonet slots 133 adapted to receive holding pins 134earried' bv table 61. The cup 131 contains a block 135 having a. centralbore 136 withiuwhich is mounted a compression spring 137.

' throu g sleejv'ledfinithe' were; of b re 136 18 the sten1:j'138 pf.a disk- 139- -whichg jon its lower face is; slightly}; cupped. Passing downp- 131, with its head engaging the cup, .is 51a; screw. 141 which isthreaded --into stem 138 so ;that;*:by turning the screw 141,

disk 139 may beadjusted" toward and from.

theplunger 88'; Surrounding disk 139 is a 1'ing.142:, whichv is normallyheld down by means'of-afspring 143'. The ring 1420a. its lower 'edge isoutwardly flared at 144 so as to presentan inclined surface to the upperends ofron gs' 67' so that said prongs will be il ylbent inward ,on anupper movement of lunger 88. The structure as awhole is rea ilyremovable, by'turning cup 131 so as to withdraw it from pins 134, inorder to facilitate access to the packaging head.

The plunger 62 may be reciprocated by any desired meansand in the formshown I have illustrated said plungers as being dividedinto two roupsconnected to a pair of pitmen 103 which are connected to a pair ofcranks 104 carried by a crank shaft 105. Mountedon shaft 105 is a clutchmember 106 which is controlled by means of a rockishaft 107. and, alever 108, which lever is brought to the front of the machine to a pointwithin ".as reach of the. operator. v Cooperating wit the clutch member106 is a clutch member- 109 which is continuously rotated by means of achain 111 connecting-said clutch member. with the continuously rotatingshaft 34. The clutch 39 is similarly controlled by a lever 112 which isalso brought to the front of the machine.

It is. desirable that some-means be provided toautomatically supply eachhead with a succession of previously formed containers or packages 67and for this urpose I provide for each one of. the hea s 65 a magazine115 (only one of said magazines being shown in Fig.1 for the sake ofclearness). This magazine 115 is adapted to receive a vertical stack ofhorizontally arrangedpacka es and delivers to an opening 116 formed trough table 61 diametrically opposite from the clamping head. Each ofthese magazines com rises a vertical tube 117 of substantially tliediameter of one of the containers 67 and above this is increased in onedimension to form a portion 118 of the shape roper to receive thecontainers in horizontal y superimposed osition. The two portions of themagazine eing connected by a flaring wall 119 at one side so that, whenany one of the containers is permitted to drop onto said wall, theinclosed end of the container will be permitted to continue downwardthus upending the container and delivering it in a vertical positionthrough opening 116 into one of the oekets 66 of the head 65. Movementof-t e containers downward through the magazine is controlled by a pairof fingers 121 and 122 in a well known inanner, said fingcrsb eingalter-'nately, thrown-into i and :Lout, of position by means of a link -123'-which, atits lower end is provided with a finger'124 ada ted .to beengaged successivel by aseries o cams 125 carried bytbehead 65 thearrangement being such that each step of advancement of head 65will=bring one of the cams 125 into engagement with finger124, so as torock fingers 121,and 122 to permit the delivery of a single container'ina well known 'manner.

It. is often desirable, in the handling of coins in large quantities, tobe able to deliver the same in counted amounts to bags or other similarreceptacles. In order to make it possible to make such deliveries frommy machine, it is necessary to prevent the operation of the packagingmechanism which I have described and for this purpose the intermittentactuation of the mutilated gear 72 may be prevented. A simple means forac complishing this result is shown in Fig. 4 where I have provided acam 231 adapted to act upon a shifting yoke 232 by means of which one ofthe clutch members 77 may be separated from its fellow and thus preventrotation of gear 79. \Vhen this is done it is essential that nocontainer be delivered to the head 65 so that the .coins deliveredthrough opening 63 may pass down through an unoccupied pocket 66 of head65. In order to permit the coins to continue in their passage from thispoint I-form an opening 233 in plate 85 and normallyclosc said openingby a gate 234 which may be moved away from its normal position by abutton 235 so that when said gate is withdrawn the coins may passthrough opening 233 into a chute 236 which at its lower end is providedwith a gate 237, the lower end of said chute being arranged so that abag or other receptacle may be readily placed beneath it.

The drive shaft 34 may be driven by any suitable means but. a convenientmeans is a small electric motor 141 which may be controlled in itsmovement by a rheostat 142 controlled by a lever 143 brought to thefront of the machine at a point. easy of ac- 0088.

In operation. a conglomerate mass of coins is poured into the basin 20and delivered therefrom by plate 25 in a steady stream to the sortingmechanism. from which it is delivered to the several coin con tainingtubes from whence they are (lischarged in a plurality of streams, eachcomprising coins of a single denomination only. either to the packagingmechanism or to the chutes 236. Proper manipulation of the parts alreadydescribed permits the packag ing of some coins and the simultaneousdelivery of others to sacks or the packaging of all coins or thedelivery of all coins in denominational streams to sacks. If for anyreason the delivery of coins from the sorting mechanism to the countingmechanism is morerapid than the delivery of coins from 4 the countingmechanism to the packaging mechanism, the operation of the sorting 4,10.arrested by manipulation of lever 108. It

- is to be noted,-ho\\-'ever, that if'the delivery of sorted coins tothe counting mechanism is slower than the.possible delivery from thecounting mechanism to the packaging mechi ani'sm,.it is not absolutelyessential to stop the plungers 6'2- becau'se their operation does.

not in-any manner affect the counting mechanism, unless a C0111 1Sdelivered by the plunger' to its counting mechanism, the actuation ofthe counter being wholly dependent upon the movement of a coin relativethereto. -The counting mechanism is arranged imniediately adjacent thedelivery passage 63 and every coin is deliveredd'irectly to the opening63 by its plunger (32 so that every coin is counted even to the lastcoin passing through the machine. 7 very short so that the coin which isthe last coin to be delivered to a particularrecepg tacle will reach itsreceptacle before it is tollovved by a coin which will cause theactuationof the mechanism which produces a forward step of head 65 andthus causes said head to bring a new recepta'cle'into position toreceive the operating coin, thus positively insuring accuracy ofdelivery of coinsto the containers. The drawings are, in the mainparticulars, drawn accurately to scale, Figs. 1 and 2 being justone-eighth 40 size. It will be seeiutherefore. that the ma chine, whilecapable ofhandling accurately the entire range of coinage ofthiscountry, is nevertheless comparatively small and very compact and whollyunder control of a single operator so that a conglomeratemass of coinsof all denominations may be delivered to the machine and will be by itde livered in-commercial packages of the several denominations. IV hereconglomerate mass of coins is deposited in' the hopper 20 it oftenoccurs that the numbcnof coins of some particular denomination will beconsiderably less in number than coins of other denominations and it isdesirable that a'considerable column of coins be maintained -in each ofthe tubes 42" to 47" during theoperat'ion of the packaging mechanismassociated with each tube and for that reason I mount at the ho tom ofeach tube 42 to 47f a cut off slide 150 which is adapted to be projectedacross I the tube immediately above the plane of the plunger (3:2so asto cut off the flow ofcoins to that plunger. Each of the'shdes 150 maybereadily manipulated by a lever 151 which .Thcpassage- 63 is isprojected toward the front of the machine where it may be readilyengaged by the operator. It will be seen that each of these slides 150isindependent of all the others so that flow of coins from theseveraltubes 42 to 47 maybe independently controlled.

I claim as'my-invention: v

1. In a coin handling machine, the cornbrnation of a receiver adapted toreceive a conglomerate mass of coins of various denominations, means fordischarging coins from said receiver, a coin sorter arranged to receivethe coins discharged from the receiver and adapted to separate saidcoins into aplurality of denominational streams, go a plurality ofcounting mechanisms one for each denominational. stream, a plurality ofpackaging mechanisms one for each counter, a plurality of sacking chutesone for each counting mechanism, and means 5 for controlling the flow ofcoins from each. counting mechanism either to its packaging mechanism orits sacking chute.

2. In a coin handling machine, the combination of a receiver adapted toreceive a conglomerate mass of coins of various denominations, means tordischarging coins from said receiver, a coin sorter arranged to receivethe coins discharged from the receiver and adapted to separate saidcoins into a plurality of denominational streams,

a plurality of counting mechanisms one for each denominational stream, aplurality" of packaging mechanisms one for each counter a plurality ofsacking chutes one for each counting mechanism, and meansforindependently controlling the flow of coins from each counting mechanismeither to its packaging mechanism or its sacking chute.

3. In a coin handling machine, the combination of azreceiver adapted toreceive a conglomerate mass of coinsof various denominations, means fordischarging coins from said receiver, a coin sorter arranged to receivethe coins discharged from the receiver and adaptedto separate said coinsinto a plurality of denominational streams,

a plurality of counting mechanisms one for each denominational stream, aplurality of acka in mechanisms one for each counter. P r: g

and meansfor delivering-previously formed packages to each of saidpackaging means.

4. In a coin handling machine, the combination of a receiver adapted toreceive-4a conglomerate mass of coins of various de nominations, meansfor discharging the coins from said receiver, a coin sorter arra nged toreceive the coins discharged from the freceiver and adapted to separatesaid Y coins into a plurality of denominational 121 streams, a pluralityof counting mechanismsone for each denominational stream. a .pluralityof packaging mechanisms one for each counter, means for deliveringpreviously formed packages'to each of said packaging means, a pluralityof sacking chutes one for each counting mechanism. and means forcontrolling the flow of coins from each count ing mechanism either toits packagingmechanism or its sacking chute.

5. In a coin handling machine, the combination of a receiver adapted toreceive a conglomerate mass of coins of various de nominations, meansfor discharging the coins from said receiver, a coin sorter arranged toreceive the coins discharged from the receiver und adapted to separatesaid coins into a plurality of denominational st reams, a plurality ofcounting mechanisms one for each denominational stream, a plurality ofpackaging mechanisms one for each counter, means for deliveringprevionsl'y formed packages to each of said packaging means, a pluralityof sacking chutes one for each counting mechanism, and means forindependentlycontrolling the flow of coins from each counting mechanismeither to its packaging mechanism or its sacking chute.

6. In a coin handling machine, the combi nation of a receiver adapted toreceive a conglomerate mass of coins of various denominations, avibratory coin sorter arranged to receive the coins discharged from thereceiver and adapted to separate said coins into a plurality ofdenominational streams, a plurality of counting mechanisms one for eachdenominational stream, a plurality of packaging mechanisms one for eachc'UHHiOI', by which a plurality of coins of one denomination areenveloped and retained within a package, and means for ejecting thecompleted coin-retaining package from the machine.

7, In a coin handling machine, the combination of a receiver adapted toreceive a conglomerate mass of coins of various denominations, means fordischarging coins from said receiver, a vibratory coin sorter arrangedto receive the coins discharged from the receiver and adapted toseparate said coins into a plurality of denominational streams, aplurality of counting mechanisms one for each denominational stream, apluralitv of packaging mechanisms one for each counter, by which aplurality of coins of one denomination are enveloped and retained withina package, and means for ejecting the completed coin-retaining packagefrom the machine.

8. A coin handling machine, the combination of a receiver adapted toreceive a conglomerate mass of coins of several denominations. mean forslowly feeding coins from said receiver, a coin sorter comprising aplurality of superimposed differentially perforated. sorting shelves anda plurality of delivery chutes one for each denomination, a 1

plurality of receiving tubes on or each dc livery chute of the sortercounters one arranged adjacent the tilelivcry end of each receivingtube, a plurality of ejector-s one for each receiving tube and adaptedto propel successive coins from the delivery chute past its counter, aplurality of channels one for each counter arranged immediately beyondsaid counter to receive coins iunnediately after they have passed thecounter, a plurality of packaging mechanisms one for each counter andarranged to receive coins from the delivery passage oi its counter, andintermediate connections between each counter and its packagingmechanism for controlling the movement of the packaging mechanism.

9. A coin handling machine, the combination of a receiver adapted toreceive a conglomerate mass of coins of several denominations, means forslowly feeding coins from said receiver, a gyratory coin sortercomprising a plurality of superim 'iosed ditierentially perforatedsorting shelves and a plurality of delivery chutes one for eachdenomination. a plurality of receiving tubes one for each deliverychutcof the sorter, a plurality of counters one arranged adjacent thedelivery end of each receiving tube. a plurality of ejectors one foreach i'ect-iiving tube and adapted to propel successive coins from thedelivery chute past its counter, a plurality of channels one for eachcounter arranged in'nnediatcly beyond said counter to receive coinsinnnediately after they have passed the counter, a plurality ofpackaging mechanisms, one for each counter and arranged to receive coinsfrom the delivery passage of its counter, and intermediate connectionsbetween each counter and its packaging mechanism for controlling thelllOVt ment of the packaging mechanism.

10. A coin handling machine, the combination of a receiver adapted toreceive. a conglomerate mass of coins of several denoniinations, meansfor slowly feeding coins from said receiver, a coin sorter comprising aplurality of superimposed di'ti'erentially perforated sorting shelvesand a plurality of delivery chutes one for each denomination, aplurality of receiving tubes one for each delivery chute of the sorter,a plurality of counters one arranged adjacent the delivery end of eachreceiving tube, a pin ality ot' ejectors one for each receiving tube,and adapted to propel successive coins from the delivery chute past itscounter, a plurality of channels one for each counter arrangedimmediately beyond said counter to receive coins immediately after theyhave passed the counter, a plurality oipackaging mocha nisn'is, one foreach counte and arranged to receive coins from the passage of itscounter, intermediate connections between each counter and its packagingmechanism for controlling l the movfluent of the packa ing mechanism, aplurality of sacking cl: s for each counter and each arranged to receivecoins from said delivery passage, and means for independentlycontrolling the flow of coins of each denomination to either itspackaging mechanism or its sacking chute.

11. A coin handling machine, the combination of a receiver adapted toreceive-a conglomerate mass of coins of several denomi nations,means forslovvly feeding coins from .tube and adapted to propel successive coinsfrom the delivery chute past its counter, a plurality of channels onefor each counter arranged immediately beyond said counter to receivecoins immediately after they have passed the counter, a plurality ofpackaging mechanisms, one for each counter and arranged to receive coinsfrom the delivery passage of its counter. intermediate connectionsbetween each counter and its'packaging mechanism for controlling themove m'ent of the packaging mechanism, a plurality of sacking chutes onefor each counter and each arranged to receive coins from said deliverypassage, and means for independently controlling the flow of coins ofeach denomination to eitherits packaging mechanismvor its sacking chute.

12. A coin handling machine comprising, a receiver adapted to receive aconglomerate mass of coins of several denominations, means for feedingsaid coins from said receiver, sorting mechanism comprising a vibratorybody having a plurality of ditlerentially perforated superimposed platesadapted to receive the conglomerate coins from the feeding member of thereceiver and (leliver the same in denominational streams, a plurality ofpackaging mechanisms one for each denominational coin stream, each ofsaid packaging mechanisms comprising a member adapted to receive andsuccessively present to its coin stream a previously formed package andalso comprising means for completing the package upon the reception of apredetermined number of coins from the stream, means controlled by thecoin stream for intermittently actuating the packaging mechanism uponthe flow of a predetermined numberof coins in the stream, and means forcontrolling the several mechanisms and means for controlling saiddriving means.

13. A coin handling machine comprising, sorting mechanism comprising avibratory body having a plurality of ditierentially perforatedsuperimposed plates. adapted to reoeive the conglomerate coins anddeliver the same in denominational streams, a plurality of packagingmechanisms one for each denominational coin stream, each of saidpactaging mechanisms comprising a anembc adapted to receive andsuccessively present to its coinstream a previously formed package andalso comprising means for complet' ing the package upon the reception ofa=pre determined number of coins from the stream, means controlled bythe coin stream for intermittently actuating the packaging mechanismupon the flow of a predetermined number ofcoins in the stream and meansfor controlling the several meha nisms and means for controlling saiddriving means.

14. A coin handling machine comprisingv a receiver adapted to receive acon'glorza erate mass of coins of several denominations, means forfeeding said coins from said receiver, sorting mechanism comprising avibratory body adapted to receive the conglomerate coins from thefeeding member of the receiver and deliver the same in denominationalstreams, a plurality of packaging mechanisms one for each denominationalcoin stream, each of said packaging mechanisms comprising a memberadapted to receive and successively present to its coin stream apreviously formed package and also comprising means for completing thepackage upon the reception of a pre determined number of coins from thestream.v means controlled by the coin stream for internnttentlyactuating the packaging mechanism upon the ilOW of a predeterminednumber of coins in the stream, and

means for controlling the seve'al mechanisms and means for controllingsaid driving means. 7

15. A coin handling machine comprising sorting mechanism comprising avibratory body adapted -to receive the conglomerate coins and deliverthe same in denominational streams, a plurality of packaging mechanismsone for each denominational coin stream, each of said packagingmechanisms comprising a member adapted to receive and successivelypresent to its coin stream a previously formed package and alsocomprising means for completingit-hc package'upon the reception of apredetermined number of coins from the stream. means controlled by thecoin stream forintcrmittcntlv actuating the packaging mechanism upon thetlovv of a predetermined nun}; ber of coins in the stream, and means forcontrolling the several mechanisms and means for controllingsaid drivingmeans.

16. A coin handling machine comprising a receiver adapted to receive aconglomerate massof coins of several denominations.

means for feeding said coins from said re ceiver, sorting mechanismcomprising a vibratory body having a plurality differentially perforatedsuperimposed plates adapted to receive the conglomerate coins from the't'eeding member of the receiver and deliver the same in d nominationalstreams, a plurality ot' coin receptacles one For ,tltll stream, aplurality of counters one arranged :n'ljacent to each receiver, meansfor ejecting successive coins from each of said receivers past itscounter, a plurality of packaging mechanisms one t'or eachdenominational coin stream, each of said packaging mechanisms comprisinga member adapted to receive and successively present to its coin streama previously t'ormed package and also comprising lneans for completin;the package upon the reception of a predetermined number of coins fromthe stream, means controlled by the coin stream for intermittentlyactuating the packaging mechanism upon the flow of a predetcr minednumber of coins in the stream, and means for controlling the severalmechanisms and means for controlling said driv ing' means.

17. A coin luindling machine comprising sorting mechanism comprising avibratory body having a plurality of ditfm'entially perforated su'ierimposed plates adapted tr receive the conglomerate coins and deliverthe same in denominational streams, a plurality of coin receptacles onefor each stream, a plurality of counters one arranged adjacent to eachreceiver, means for ejecting; successive coins from each of saidreceivers past its counter, a plurality of pack aging mechanisms one foreach denominm tional coin strean't, each of said packaging mechanismscomprising a member adapted to receive and successively present. to itscoin stream a previously formed package and also comprising means forcompleting; the package upon the. reception of a prcdctermiucd number ofcoins from the stream, means controlled by the coin stream for intermittentlyactuating the packaging mecha nism upon the flow of apredetermined nuinber of coins in the stream. and means for controllingthe several meclianisn'is and means for controlling said driving means.

18. A coin handling machine comprising a receiver adapted to 'rta'eivc'at-ong'loinrrate mass 0t coin of several tlcuominations, means forfeeding; said coins from said receiver, sorting: mechanism comprising avibratory body glomerate coins from the feeding member at the receiverand deliver the same in denomi national streams, a plurality of coinreccp tacles one tor each strean'i, a plurality of counters one arrangedadjacent to catch re ceiver, means for ejecting,- successive, coins fromeach of said receivers past its counter, a plurality of packagingmechanisms one for each denominational eoin stream, each of l t l l l isaid packaging mechanisms comprising a member adapted to receive andsuccessively present to its coin stream a previously formed package andalso comprising means For completing the package upon the reception of apredei rmined number of coins from the stream, means controlled by thecoin stream for intern'littently actuating the packaging: mechanism uponthe flow of a predetermincd number of coins in the stream, and'means forcontrolling the several mechanisms and means for controlling saiddriving means.

l9. coin handling machine comprising sorting mechanism comprising avibratory body adapted to receive the conglomerate coins and deliver thesame in denominational streams, a plurality of coin receptacles one foreach stream, t plurality of counters one arranged adjacent to eachreceiver, means for ejecting successive coins from each of said receiers past its counter, a plurality of packaging mechanisms one for eachdenomi: national coin stream. each of said packagin mechanismscomprising a member adapted to receive and SlHJtIUSSlVCIy present to itscoin stream a previously formed package and also comprising means forcon'ipleting the package upon the reception of a predetennined number ofcoins from the stream, means controlled by the coin stream forintermittently actuating the packaging mechanisn'i upon the tlmv of apredetermined number of coins in the stream, and means for t'fontrollingthe several mechanisms and me .ns tor controlline said driving means.

it). A coin handling machine comprising, a vibratory sorter embodyingmeans to receive a conglomerate stream of coins of various dcut'unismtions and separate the same into a pturality of denominational streams,means for le iveringsuch conglomerate stream to the sorter. and aplurality of counting and packaging mechanisms each comprising' means toreceive a denominational stream and associate the coins thereof inpackages of predetermined quantities.

11. A coin handling machine comprising, a sorting mechanism adapted toreceive a conglomerate ma s ot coins of various denomi- *ntions, saidsorting mechanism comprising member adapted to operate upon the (oins toseparate the same into a plurality of denominational quantities, aplurality of packi azz'ina' incchanisn'is one for each of saiddeat'lapted to receive tlie'con multinational quantities. each of saidpackaging mechanisms comprising means for r uniting the coins comprisedin its denomi uational quantity, and means for receiving prcdetermincdnumbers of coins of. its dc non'iinational quantity and inclosing themin a previously-fortncd commercial container, and means.controlledby theeountingmechanism for controlling successive packaging actuation of thepackaging mechanism.

-'tain the coins therein.

22. A coin handling machine comprising, a sorting mechanism adapted toreceive a conglomeratb mass of coins of various de' nominations; saidsorting mechanism .comprising members adapted to operate upon the coinsto separate the same into a plurality of denominational quantities, aplurality of packaging mechanisms one for each i of said denominationalquantities, each of said packaging mechanisms comprising means forreceiving predetermined numbers of coins of its denominational quantityand inclosing them in a previously-formed commercial container, andmeans controlled by the counting mechanism for controlling successivepackaging actuation of the packag ing mechanism.

23. In a coin handling machine, the com bination, of} means fordelivering a conglomerate mass of various denominations of coins toasorting mechanism, means for sorting. the coins, means fonsuccessivelydeliveringcoin containers to be filled, means for delivering the coinsinto said containers, and means for closing the container to re- 24. Ina coin handling machine, the combination, of means for delivering a conglomerate mass of various denominations of coins to a sorting mechanism,means for sorting the coins, means for success'vely deliveringcontainers to be filled, means for delivering the coins into saidcontainers, means for closing the container to retain the coins therein,and. means f(1 .(l6ll"l'll1g the completed package from the packagingmechanism.

In a coin handling machine, the conibination, of means for delivering aconglomerate mass of coins, means for sorting a conglomerate stream ofcoins into different denominations and arranged in position to receivesuch stream from the feeding means and means for independently countingeach denomination of coins simulta neously, mechanism for delivering thecoins of each denominational stream to its counting mechanism. and meanstor arresting the movement of the sorting mechanism with out stoppingthe mechanism for; delivering the coins to the counting mechanism.

26. In a coin handling machine, the coinhination. of means fordelivering a congronierate mass of coins, means for sorting aconglomerate stream of coins into ditterent denominations and arrangedin nsi- :ion to receive such tream from the feeding means and means forindependently counting each denomination of tiilll" simultaneouslv,mechanism for delivering wins to each counting mechanism. and means forarresting the movement of the mechanism for delivering the coins to thecounting mechanism \viihout stopping the sorting mechanism, and meansfor arresting the delivery of coins of one denomination to its countingmechanism v'vi'thoutstopping the delivery of coins of the remainingdenominations to their respective counting mechanisms.

27, In a 'coin handling machine comprising means for feeding aconglomerate mass of coins of various denominations to a sortingmechanism. a movable sorting mechanism, means for delivering the sortedcoins in position to be automatically counted;

means for counting the coins, m ans for delivering the countedcoins inposition to be'packaged, means forpackagmg the coins,

'means for arresting the movement of the sorting mechanism withoutinterfering with the movement of the counting and packaging mechanisms,and means for arresting the delivery of coins of one denomination to itscounting mechanism Without stopping the delivery of coins of theremaining denominations to their respective count-ing mechanisms.

28. In a coin handling machine comprising means for feeding aconglomerate mass of coins of difierent denominations to a sortingmechanism, sai'd sortingmechanisni. movable means for delivering thesorted coins in position to be automatically counted, means for countingthe coins, means for delivering the counted coins in position to bepackaged, means for packag ing the coins, means for driving the ma chineand means for arresting the move ment of the mechanism delivering thecoins to the counting mechanism without inter fering with the movementof the sorting mechanism, and means for arresting the delivery of coinsof one denomination to its counting mechanism Without stopping thedelivery of coins of the remaining denominations to their respectivecounting mechanisms.

29. In a coin handling machine, the combination, of movable means forsorting and means for packaging a plurality of denominations of coinssimultaneously. means for arresting the movement of the sortingmechanism without interfering with the delivery ot' the coins to thepackaging mechanism, and means for arresting the delivery of coins ofone denomination to its counting mechanism Without stopping the deliveryof coins of the remaining denominations to their respective countingmechanisms,

30. In a coin handling machine, the comhinatiou, of means for sortingand means for packaging a plurality of denoniinations of coinssimultaneously, means for arresting the flow of the coins to thepackaging mechanism Without arresting the operation of the sortingmechanism, and means for arresting the deliveryof coins of onedenomination to its counting mechanism withholding difl'erentially outstopping the delivery of coins of the remaining denominations to theirrespective counting mechanisms.

31. In a coin handling machine, the comblnation of means for sorting andpackaging a plurality of denominations of coins simultaneously, aplurality of means for sized previously formed containers, other meansfor holding the containers in position to receive coins, and means fordelivering the containers successively to the last mentioned holdingmeans.

32. In a coin handling machine, the combination, of means for sorting aplurality of denominations of coins, means for packaging a plurality ofdenominations of coins, means for delivering the coins from the sortingmechanisms to containers supported by the packaging mechanisms, meansfor successively closing filled containers to retain the coins' thereinand means located in the ath of the travel of the coins for controllingthe movement of the packaging mechanisms.

33. In a coin handling machine, the combination, of means for sorting aplurality of denominations of coins, means for packaging. a'plurality ofdenominations of coins, means for sacking a plurality of denominationsof coins, means for delivering the coins from the sorting means to thepackaging or sacking means, and means for changing the flow of a part orall of th coins from the packaging means to the sacking means, or fromthe sacking means to" the packaging means.

34. In a coin handling machine, the combination, of a coin-sortingmechanism having a plurality of independent denominational deliveryportions, a plurality of independent denominational coin-stream definingmeans, a plurality of independent coin-counters each associated with acoinstream guides, a plurality of coin-packaging mechanisms eachassociated with a coin stream guide and associated counter, drivingmechanism for simultaneously operating the sorting mechanism andpackaging mechanisms and for propelling the sorted coins past thecounters to the packaging mechanisms, and means for independentlyinterrupting the action of the sorting mechanism and the flow of anystream of coins to its packaging mechanism.

35. In a coin handling machine, the combination. of a coin-sortingmechanism having a plurality of independent denominational deliveryportions, a plurality of independent denominational coin-stream guides,a plurality of coin-packaging mechanisms each associated with acoin-stream guide. driving mechanism for simultaneously operating thesorting mechanism and packaging mechanisms and for propelling the sortedcoins to the packaging mechanisms. and means for independentlyinterrupting the action of the sorting mechanism and the flow of anystream of coins to its packaging mechanism.

36. In a coin handling machine. the combination. of a coin-sortingmechanism having a plurality of independent denominational deliveryportions, a plurality of independent denominational coin-stream guides,a plurality of propellers each associated with the delivery end of acoin-stream guide, a plurality of independent means for interrupting theflow of coins each from its stream-defining means without interruptingthe flow from the other coin-stream guide, and means for interruptingthe flow of coins from the sorters to the several coinstream guides.

37. In a coin handlingmachine, the combination, of a coin-sortingmechanism having a plurality of independent denominational deliveryportions, a plurality of inde pendent denominational coin-stream guides,a plurality of ejectors each associated with the delivery end of acoin-stream guide, means for simultaneously driving the sortingmechanism and the ejectors, and for interrupting'the flow of coins fromthe delivery end of any one of the coin-stream guides withoutinterrupting the actuation of the sorting means and without interruptingthe flowof coins from the other coin stream guides.

38. In a coin handling machine, the combination, of a coin-sortingmechanism having a plurality of independent denominational delii'eryportions, a plurality of independent denominational coin-stream guides,a plurality of ejectors each associated with the delivery end of acoin-stream guide, means for simultaneously driving the sortingn1echanism and the ejectors, means for interrupting the actuation of theejectors without interfering with the actuation of the sortingmechanism, and a plurality of coin obstructors each arranged toindependently interrupt the flow of coins from a coin-stream guide tothe associated ejector without in terrupting' the operation of thesorting mechanism or ejectors.

39. In a coin handling machine, the combination, of a coin-sortingmechanism having a plurality of independent denominational deliveryportions, a plurality of independent denominational coin-stream guides,a plurality of independent coin counters each associated with acoin-stream guide, a alurality of coin-delivery devices each asso ciatedwith the delivery end of a counter, means for interrupting the flow ofcoins from the sorter, a plurality of independent guides forinterrupting the flow of coins from the denominational streams to thecoin-delivery devices lying beyond the countcounting mechanism withoutstopping the .7

action of the sorting mechanism and the other counting mechanisms.

41. In a coin handling machine, a sorting mechanism having a pluralityof independent denominational delivery portions, a plurality of coingrouping mechanisms, one associated with each of said delivery portionsfor associating a group of coins with a previously formed container,means for removing said contamer and its group of coins' from groupingposition to a container-closaperture,

ing position to permit association of a succeeding group with asucceeding container, and means for operating upon the filled containerto retain the coins therein and to eject the completed package from themachine;

42. In a coin handling machine, the combination, of a sorting mechanism,a plurality of independent denominational delivery guides formed toreceive coins from the sorter and to deliver them inposition to becounted, a plurality of coin ejecting means associated with saiddelivery means, means for simultaneously driving the sorting mechanismand ejecting means, and means for interrupting the flow of coins fromone ejector without interrupting the sorting means and withoutinterrupting the flow of coins from the other ejectors.

43. A coin handling machine comprising, sorting and distributing means,a plate having a plurality of apertures to which the distributing meansdeliver and through which coins may be delivered, and also having aplurality of apertures through which previously formed coin containersmay be delivered, a plurality of coin container mag-.

azines each delivering to one of such last mentioned apertures, aplurality of closing means one associated adjacent each coin a pluralityvof packing heads arranged beneath the apertured plate and eachembodying a plurality of coin-container pockets to accurately andsuccessively register with the adjacent apertures of the plate and withthe closing means, means for releasing the completed package from eachpackaging head, and means for moving each Packaging subsequent to thedeposit of a predetermined number of coins in a container.

' means each head step by step immediately.

44. A coin handling machine comprising, means for sorting anddistributingcoins, a plate having an aperture through i which coins ofone denomination may be delivered, from'a distributing means, n'1eansfor delivering .ffioins' successively through said aperture, a packaginghead arranged beneath said plate and provided with a .plurality of"pockets for receiving coin containers, an apertured base plate arrangedbeneath the packaging head and formed to retain the coin containerswithin the pockets of said head except intone position, and meansrotating said head step by step to bring the, pockets into successiveregister with the coin aperture and with the aperture through the baseplate. V

45. A coin handling machine comprising sorting and distributing means, aplurallty of coinejecting means each associated with a distributingmeans, a plurality of magazines for feeding previously formed coincontainers, a plurality of packaging heads each provided with aplurality of pockets 'formed to receive coin containers from theadjacent magazine, aplurality of closing means one arranged adjacenteach packag ing head, a plurality of package delivery means forcompleted packages one arranged adjacent each packaging head, a coincontainer magazine, a coin ejecting means, a

closing means, and a completed package delivery means being so arrangedrelative to the pockets of a packaging head that said pockets may beaccurately registered successively with a magazine, coin ejector,closing means, and completed package delivery means, and means formoving said packaging head step by step.

46. In a coin handling machine, the combination of means for sorting aplurality of different denominations of coins and de-' livering them indenominational streams, a plurality of means for grouplng the coins ofthe denominational streams into groups of predetermined numbers, aplurality of means for advancing the coins of said denominationalstreams consecutively to the grouping'means, means for successivelyadvancing each group from grouping position I to packaging position andto discharging position, a plurality of package completing associatedwith a grouping means, a plurality of means for deliverin completedpackages from the machine, and means 'for successively advancin eachgroup of coins from grouping position to packaging position and todischarging position.

47. A coin handling machine a plurality of mechanisms each adapted tohandle and package a particular denomination of coins,

means for deliverin a plurality'of denounnational streams 0 coins tosaid packaging mechanisms, a plurality of means for sacklng thedenominational streams of I this fourth coins, and means. for changingthe How} of denominational streams of coins from tieir packagingmechanisms to their sacking FREDERICK SATTLLY' S mechanisms. \Vitnesses:

In witness whereof, I, have hereunto set 1 ARTHUR M. H001), my hand andseal at Indianapolis, Indiana, THOMAS \V. McMEANs.

day of November, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and eight.

